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JIHAD PLOT SUPPLEMENT
Over ten years ago, as the
second Star League died,
the Word of Blake unleash
the Inner Sphere and the Cla
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mbined realms of
their arsenal, from strategic
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chemical attacks, the Word’
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s war struck every power
fell, and loyalties were shatt
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ited behind a bold
’s bastion of power: Terra.
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Field Report: FWLM
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Jihad Hot Spots: Terra,
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at the threshold of a new
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STAR LEAGUE ERA CLAN INVASION
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STRATEGIC ANALYSIS…
JIHAD ERA
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DARK AGE ERA
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SUCCESSION WARS ERA
CIVIL WAR
TO: Devlin Stone
FROM: David Lear
Date: 3 September 3079
The attached data has been compiled mostly from documents
turned over to us from Alys Marik’s affiliated allied commands or
transmissions turned over from Lyran Alliance contacts stationed on
the Free Worlds border. I caution, however, that the situation within
the Free Worlds League is very fluid, so by the time you receive this
document, much of it may very well have already changed and
become outdated.
Due to the uniquely chaotic nature of House Marik over the past
decade and a half, this region may prove our greatest challenge and
opportunity. While many may not accept it as such, the League is in
the midst of its most severe fracturing in history, and may not recover
from it if a strong and trusted leader does not emerge from the fires
of discontent. This will force us to utilize more overall resources to
contact and negotiate favorable terms with multiple micro-states
instead of a single, unified government body. On the flip side, we
can hope to sway many groups that would have otherwise wanted
to assist us but would have been prevented from doing so by their
local lieges.
The heavy presence of Blakist influence since ComStar’s Schism is
another double-edge sword. Many systems were decidedly pro-Word
of Blake for quite some time, and will remain distrustful towards those
they see as their allies’ conquerors. But the horrors of the Jihad and
some of the more extreme actions of the Word’s forces throughout
the war will—and have—left many worlds within and bordering the
former Protectorate more inclined to accept the more peaceful and
stable existence we can offer.
Field Report: FWLM
is a
BattleTech
supplement designed to provide players with information about the state of the Free Worlds
League Military (FWLM) in the aftermath of the liberation of Terra during the Jihad (and before the eventual formation of the
Republic of the Sphere).
This first section of this book—the
League Overview—is
divided into two broad sections, a
Strategic Update
and the
Goals of
the State. Strategic Update
is a brief overview of the FWLM’s current condition and perceived objectives, while
Goals of the State
presents the political and suspected military benchmarks the various factions the League are likely to use in the future.
The next chapter,
Logistical Status,
covers the state of Academies and Command Centers throughout the League, while
Infrastructural Integrity
will present an overview of the state of FWLM support assets in the wake of the Jihad.
The next chapter,
Military Readiness,
will present a specific update on the status, officers, and notable events of the various
principalities of the Free Worlds League Military, with an eye toward their likely future employment. Included are ratings for the
experience and estimated combat strengths of each regiment within the subject brigade.
Finally,
Irregular Forces
covers the few prominent state-employed mercenaries and other irregular forces of the Free Worlds
League.
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
Project Development:
Herbert A. Beas II
BattleTech Line Developer:
Herbert A. Beas II
Writing:
Nicholas Marsala
Strategic Assistance:
Øystein Tvedten
Production Staff
Cover Design and Layout:
Ray Arrastia
Evolved Faction Logos Design:
Jason Vargas
Map:
Øystein Tvedten
CREDITS
Factchecking/Playtesting:
Joel Bancroft-Connors, Roland M. Boshnack, Joshua
Franklin, William Gauthier, Keith Hann, Johannes Heidler, Ken’ Horner, Daniel Isberner,
Mike Miller, Craig Reed, Luke Robertson, Andreas Rudolph, Chris Smith, Peter Smith,
Chris Wheeler, Patrick Wynne
Special Thanks:
To Herb for giving me the most overlooked faction in the Sphere, and
to Øystein and the MUL Team for trying to give me as much background information
as possible, allowing me to get this done as accurately and quickly as possible.
Developer’s Note:
For more information about the Free Worlds League Military, or
the state of warfare before and during the Jihad, see
Field Manual: Free Worlds League,
Field Manual: Updates, Jihad: Terra,
or
Technical Readout: 3085.
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LEAGUE OVERVIEW
FROM FATHER TO SON
Titus,
We have not often seen eye to eye on
many things. I was hurt and betrayed when
you and Michelle forced me from the throne
of our people. While you looked to strengthen
Regulus from within her borders, I looked
outward, watching our enemies multiply. This
disagreement between us did not help, but
what is done is done.
I read the reports about Michelle and my
grandchild. More importantly, I saw the
pictures.
I may not have liked her, nor approved of your
relationship with her, but what
they
did was
beyond barbaric. Know that I share your rage
and your sorrow at this horrific loss, and I know
also the resolve you will find through the pain of
this betrayal as I did not so long ago. This is not
a human enemy you can reason with, my son.
Surely, by now, you know that to be true.
And so I give you all that I can. Tiger Hill
is now yours, along with all the personnel
more loyal to me and to the cause of Regulan
vengeance. I gave each of my people there
personal instructions to support you as they
had supported me. I had nothing left to give
you except what you are getting now: my life.
I chose my poison very carefully to look like
a Robe job, and with them after us, it will be
easy to lay the blame for my “murder” at their
doorstep. I’ll be out of your hair forever with
this last olive branch.
So I ask you for just this one thing. Use my
death to galvanize our people. Rally them to put
forth every effort to reclaim what was is rightfully
ours. Reclaim our lands, reclaim our strength—
but, most importantly, reclaim our
pride.
Our
people have not stood proud for so long. They
carry the burden of our misfortunes like an
albatross around their neck, and I hope you can
take that burden off them in a way I could not.
You are my son, and I love you as such.
Because you are my son, I know you will do me
proud.
Your father, to the end,
—Kirc Cameron-Jones
—Alleged Copy of a suicide note from
Kirc Cameron-Jones to Prince Titus Cameron-
Jones, 3077
The Free Worlds League has experienced its most dramatic changes in the past thirty
years, rising from a bloody civil war to become a unified economic superpower, only to
come full circle into the chaos of internal divisions. In fact, with just about every major
political bloc vying for power and no single unifying Parliament in session, the League
could well be beyond saving.
STRATEGIC UPDATE
It was easy to look at the Free Worlds League early on during the Jihad and figure that
it was a pawn of the Word of Blake. Shortly after the Attack on Tharkad and New Avalon,
Blakist operatives—using League WarShips and colors—jumped the Lyran border to raid
Skye, igniting a major conflict and tying up Lyran forces in a move that prevented any early
recapture of their nation’s capital.
It was not until Captain-General Thomas “Marik” (now known as Thomas Halas) recalled
his loyal forces from the border, and the subsequent Blakist gassing of Atreus in 3068, that
it became clear just how deeply opposition to the Word of Blake truly ran. Yet even with
the revelation of the Captain-General as an impostor, massive desertions by FWLM troops,
and an overt coup d’etat by Paul Marik (the brother of the real Thomas Marik), one could
only truly place the start of the dissolution of the Free Worlds League in 3070. That was the
year when Alys Rousset-Marik initiated her own armed rebellion against the Blakist-backed
factions of the League.
With the federal leadership in disarray, the major principalities began taking matters
into their own hands. While the Marik Commonwealth threw its tacit support behind the
word of Blake, other factions—such as the Tamarind District and the Duchy of Oriente—
joined the fledgling resistance, though circumstances and weakened infrastructure
hampered both. For Tamarind, it was the assassination of its charismatic leader, Jeremy
Brett. For Oriente, it was the Commonwealth’s years-long detention of the false Thomas
Marik’s wife on Atreus. Meanwhile, Kirc Cameron-Jones’ Principality of Regulus took a more
opportunistic and aggressive stance, establishing itself as a threat to all sides, while the
Duchy of Andurien assumed a more defensive form of the same attitude and drew inward.
Unable the coordinate effectively, the various sub-states failed to eject the Word’s influence
until our Coalition had already begun to show results.
Even then the League front was hampered by constant setbacks. Alys Rousset-Marik
lacked the strategic experience to lead an effective campaign, and the now-independent
Tamarind District withdrew from the alliance to protect its own borders against an
opportunistic Buena Archonette.
Fortunately for us, most of the nearest League principalities have been sympathetic
and cooperative to our cause since the fall of Blakist Terra, and few of the others possess the
resources to fight. There should be little or no worry of major combat between our forces
and those of the fragmented FWLM, except possibly for the region around the militarily
vital Stewart system. We should be especially wary of instability due to Capellan proximity
and infighting, however. It is also not known if this will affect our current negotiations with
Duchess Alys regarding the nearby systems, but with the overall League in such a flux, our
efforts in this area will likely experience little resistance.
GOALS OF THE STATE(S)
With the League fragmenting into so many different power blocs, the “goals of
the state” vary on a regional basis. Some—such as the Duchy of Oriente and the Marik
Commonwealth—seek a rebuilding of the Free Worlds League, while others (such as
Regulus) seek to wrest power away from the historic Marik dynasty. Still others—such as
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